Who Is Randy Orton's Wife? All About Kim Orton

Professional wrestler Randy Orton met his wife, Kimberly “Kim” Orton (née Kessler), while on the job.

The third-generation WWE star first met her at a wrestling event in 2012. Kim was watching a wrestling match with her sons when she caught Randy’s eye. They got married in November 2015 and have since had a daughter, Brooklyn Rose, in addition to raising their four children from previous relationships.

“People use the term SOUL MATE so casually. Not in our case,” Kim wrote on Instagram as they celebrated their wedding anniversary in 2017. “@randyorton you are my SOUL MATE without a doubt!! Everyone close to us knows that.”

The 14-time WWE Champion also made it clear how much he appreciates his wife and everything she does for their family of six.

“When it comes down to it, you’re a real life super hero and all I can do is sit and watch… wait… and look forward to my turn for some attention,” he shared on Instagram on Mother’s Day 2021. “Trust me, when I say, there’s nothing better than having you alone, I mean it x 100.”

So who is Randy Orton’s wife? Here’s everything you need to know about Kim Orton and her relationship with the wrestler.

They have the same birthday

WWE star Randy Orton and his wife Kimberly Marie Kessler pose next to an airplane.

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Randy and Kim have the same birthday, April Fool’s Day. Randy was born on April 1, 1980, while Kim arrived in 1985.

Randy acknowledged their celebration together in 2020, sharing a carousel of photos of the couple together in Thailand, Bora Bora, Jamaica and elsewhere.

“Today is a special day because 35 years ago my wife @kim.orton01 was born,” he wrote on Instagram. “I just happen to have the same birthday so it makes things extra cool. Happy birthday Kim. I’ve been everywhere with you, but I plan to take you to many more amazing places.”

She met Randy at a WWE event

Kim Marie Kessler and Randy Orton attend the event together.

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Kim first learned who Randy was through her sons, who were interested in watching wrestling. She saw him on TV and thought, “Randy Orton is kind of okay” — but didn’t get a chance to meet him until she attended an event in 2012.

“I remember going to the mall on the way to this show and we made a sign that said ‘Randy Orton RKO my mom,'” she said during a May 2022 interview with Chris Van Vliet.

“And so we brought it into the show, and this guy, he’s like, he walks out, and I’m standing on the barricade with my phone, and he goes, ‘Hmm,’ and he looks, and he goes to the ring, and he wrestles and keeps coming back back,” she explained.

Despite being in the eighth row, she caught Randy’s attention, and he approached her after the match for a photo. “‘What’s your name? Because I had to meet all of this,'” Kim recalled Randy telling her during their first interaction.

She then gave her phone number to the security guard, and within minutes Randy texted her to meet at the restaurant. After an hour of hanging out, Kim headed home, but not before he tried to make more plans with her.

“From that day on, that was it,” she said. “It’s like we’ve been together since that day, it was the craziest thing.”

She married Randy in 2015

Randy Orton and his wife Kim Marie Kessler take a selfie together outside in the snow.

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In July 2015, Kim revealed that Randy had proposed to her while on vacation in Bora Bora.

“He asked and I said YES 😍💍❤️”, she wrote on Twitter (now known as X), with a photo of her wearing an engagement ring and holding a celebratory glass.

Later that year, on November 14, 2015, the couple said “I do” in Las Vegas in front of family and friends. Randy looked dapper in a tuxedo and Kim wore a strapless trumpet style dress and carried red roses.

She and Randy have a blended family of five children

Randy Orton with his wife Kim Marie Kessler and their children at Universal Studios in 2023.

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The couple welcomed Brooklyn Rose Orton on November 22, 2016. In addition to Brooklyn, Kim and Randy have children from past relationships.

Randy was previously married to Samantha Speno from September 2007 to June 2013. Their daughter, Alanna Marie Orton, was born on July 12, 2008. When she arrived, the new dad said she was “absolutely flawless from head to toe” and called her “very happy baby”.

Meanwhile, Kim has three sons from a previous relationship. Michael was born in October 2002, followed by Robbie in October 2004 and Anthony in April 2010.

Michael, an aspiring actor, graduated from the New York Film Academy in December 2023.

She hosts a podcast

Kim Marie Kessler and Giovanna Angle, wife of WWE star Kurt Angle, take a selfie.

Kim Marie Kessler’s Instagram

Kim is the host Wives of Wrestling podcast with Giovanna Angle (wife of fellow wrestler Kurt Angle) and journalist Jon Alba. The podcast launched in February 2022 and has featured several notable guests including Reby Hardy, Michelle McCool and more.

However, the show hasn’t released any new episodes since August 2022. It’s September Women of wrestling account replied on Twitter to a fan, writing: “We miss you too! We’re working on it!” when asked about the “renewed show”.

She is the owner of a clothing business

Kim Marie Kessler holds her daughter Brooklyn Rose Orton.

Kim Marie Kessler’s Instagram

Kim is the owner of the SLTHR brand, which offers men’s, women’s and children’s clothing and accessories. The brand name is a play on her husband’s wrestling nickname, “Gmija”.

“She’s worked for years to build this brand and I’m very proud of her,” Randy told Steve Austin during the event Interview from March 2021. “I’ll tell you something, I do my thing in the ring, she does her thing at home raising five kids, and on the other hand she owns her own company, SLTHR.”

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